PE Teacher (KS2 to 4)

We are seeking to appoint a well-qualified, experienced, proactive and passionate Physical Education Teacher to join our specialist team. This is an exciting opportunity to teach KS2, KS3 & KS4 (5º- 9º) in various areas such as fitness, basketball, football, gymnastics, athletics and tennis. We also have a broad extra-curricular programme and we are looking for a candidate to coach volleyball, fitness/running clubs and athletics for different age groups at the highest level with our teams. Experience teaching in these sports is essential. Good spoken and written English is essential too.

This is a full time post. The post would be available from 3 January 2023 or soon as possible thereafter.

The ability to teach PE / Sports Science to Key Stage 4 would also be an advantage.

We have a strong pastoral system and the successful candidate may be asked to take an active role as a tutor. 

About St Julian's School 

We are a highly successful, non-selective 3-18 British international school with a reputation for academic excellence, founded in 1932. We currently have just over 1,200 students from over 50 different nationalities. The School has three sections: Primary, Secondary and Portuguese. There are 640 students in the Secondary Section.

At St Julian's, we believe in holistic education and expect our teachers to make an active contribution to the pastoral and extra-curricular life of the school.

We have been accredited by CIS (Council of International Schools) and NEASC (New England Association of Schools and Colleges) since 1998, we are an Accredited Member of COBIS and our Head of School is an International Member of HMC (Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference). 

We value skills-based learning along with meeting the rigorous requirements of the National Curriculum for England, International GCSEs and IB Diploma Programme. St Julian's provides a 1:1 iPad programme for students in KS3 and all students bring their own laptops in KS4 and 5. We use Google Apps for Education as a learning platform. All teaching staff work with Macbooks.

Secondary Section Teacher Job Description  

Core purpose

To facilitate the learning of students and promote the effective development of all individuals in our learning community.

Learning

• To facilitate the learning of students in a (or more than one) specific subject area(s)
• To mentor and support students in their learning
• To develop a personalised approach to learning that enables every child to succeed and understand the diverse learning capacities of students
• To develop necessary intervention in and out of the classroom where a child is not making expected progress
• To plan appropriate sequences of lessons to support student learning
• To develop appropriate ongoing assessments to enhance student learning
• Use a variety of teaching strategic fundamental to school pedagogy in ways that stimulate learning and inspire students
• Integrate technology to enhance learning
• Keep up to date with subject knowledge and approaches to pedagogy

Learning Essentials

Well-being

• To work with tutors and pastoral leaders to ensure that student well-being is paramount
• To liaise with the Safeguarding leads and complete the necessary referral forms if a child is deemed at risk
• Promote intercultural understanding and respect for diversity among all students

Professional growth

• To identify areas of potential growth each year and commit to developing oneself in this area
• To visit other classrooms to enable sharing of good practice
• To invite peers into classroom to enable sharing of good practice
• To participate fully in professional development opportunities in and out of school
• To initiate and work on opportunities to develop own practice related to the learning essentials.
• To share professional learning with colleagues

Teamwork

• To collaborate as part of a team to produce sequences of learning
• To support other colleagues to grow and develop

Personal strengths

• Displays empathy and understanding for the diverse learning capacities of students and designs lessons accordingly
• Promotes intercultural understanding and respect for diversity among all students
• Uses a variety of teaching strategies fundamental to school pedagogy in ways that stimulate learning and inspire students: project and enquiry based learning, collaborative methodologies, interdisciplinary approaches, discussion, reflection and sound instructional teaching.
• Integrates technology into teaching and learning to enhance research and media literacy, facilitate collaborative work and consolidate digital citizenship protocols among students
• Demands honesty from students in their approach to academic work and respect in their social intercourse 
• Is confident in subject knowledge and conversant with contemporary educational thinking
• Encourages students to take responsibility for their education by showing them how best they may reflect on their learning. Set high expectations which inspire, motivate and 

We will provide: 

• A competitive salary and benefits package     
• A temporary contract, initially for two years and subject to renewal by mutual agreement  
• Ongoing professional development    
• A professionally stimulating and collaborative working environment.

Letters of applications should be addressed to the Head, Paul Morgan and submitted as part of the TES portal. The closing date for applications is Thursday 8 December 2022. Early applications are strongly encouraged and we reserve the right to appoint prior to the closing date.

St Julian’s School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As such, all offers of employment are subject to criminal record checks.